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Similarly, the Export Trade for 1900 was represented by 23,160 vessels of 8,620,409 tous carry- ing 2,836,905 tons of cargo, and shipping 489,456 tons of Bunker Coal.

COUNTRY.

CARGO.

SHIPS.

Toss.

Shipped.

Bunker Coal.

CLASS I.

Canada,

21

55,229

16,957

Continent of Europe,

81

234,726

71,053

25,750

Great Britain,

Mauritius,

Natal,

81

271,455

118,451

2,925

1,811

1,292

1,100

1,474

600

400

South America,

1,616

2,460

United States..

115

286,757

200,135

3,680

302

$53,068

410,948

33,855

CLASS II.

Australia and New Zealand,

41

76,387

28,929

7,735

India and Straits Settlements,

201

416,969

253,757

52,466

Japan,

392

834,696

240,913

52,075

Java and Indian Archipelago,

49

71,957

13,608

15,000

Russia in Asia......................

26

39,741

42,050

4,181

709

1,439,750

579,257

131,457

CLASS III.

North Borneo,

17

26,325

5,866

6,885

Coast of China,.

1,582

2,116,568

401,185

161,052

Cochin-China,

152

179,278

54,581

30,018

Formosa,

10

9,718

42,266

550

Philippine Islands,

185

192,916

180,097

32,433

Hainan and Gulf of Tonkin,

370

289,588

88,369

40,394

Siam,..

Kiaochow,

Macao,

Weihaiwei,

86

92,461

42,670

22,673

14

36,857

1,464

3,895

38

7,051

1,617

2

3,141

600

550

2,426

2,953,903

818,718

298,450

CLASS IV.

River Steamers,--Canton. Macao and West River,

2,030

1,753,461

124,307

25,69-1

CLASS V.

Junks in Foreign Trade.

TOTAL,

17.698

1,620,224

903,675

23,160

8,620,409

2,836,905

489,456

Comparing this with 1899, we find that the inport Trade has increased, the increase being general among all the classes.

The Transit cargo has also increased in classes I and III but in class II a falling off of 97,550 tous is shown.

In Exports, although the tonnage cleared has increased by 57,282 tons, yet the number of vessels is less by 4,802 and the Export cargo has diminished by 77,892 tons.

9. During the year 10,940 vessels of European construction of 14,022,167 tons (Net Register) carried 8,170,757 tons of cargo, as follows:-

Import Cargo Export

.3,604,322

.1,933,230

Transit

.2,143,749

"1

Bunker Coal shipped

489,456

8,170,757